美国动物园保护教育发展趋势与启示 胡彦 陈红卫 王强 李峰 杨小仪 成都动物园 & 成都野生动物研究所
趋势与潮流
据《全球动物园保护策略2005》：动物园的保护教育如要帮助公众认识自身在生态保护中不可替代的作用，则需要以专业的手段和方法、对公众的了解和认识以及目标明确的教育计划才能成功。
1、人与自然之间的关联愈来愈呈疏离的趋势。
2、公众对动物机构及其公共职责的关注的同时，对动物福利也日趋关注。 Is it ethical to keep animals in zoos? --Zoo official says only if conservation and animal welfare are the focus “There’s an increasing focus on animal welfare. That’s great, but how does that impact us when we use animals in education?”
Michael Hutchins, PhD "I think the central ethical justification for zoos and aquariums in the modern world is their commitment to conservation," Dr. Hutchins said. Zoos support conservation by educating the public, raising money for conservation programs, developing technology that can be used to track wild populations, conducting scientific research, advancing veterinary medicine, and developing animal handling techniques. By studying animals in captivity and applying that knowledge to their husbandry, zoos can provide valuable and practical information that may be difficult or impossible to gather in the wild.
3、美国人口结构的多样性愈加显著，保护教育方法需要创新。 “There is growing diversity in the American population; this diversity is not necessarily reflected in our visiting audience or our work force.”
4、美国法律对环境教育的要求推动动物园保护教育的发展。
5、新技术对生态保护教育的方法和形式的影响。 Use technology, such as touch-screen computers, GPS units, digital cameras and podcast devices to implement new forms of conservation education. the Noah’s Ark of the Internet
6、美国动物园等机构面临着竞争和机遇。
7、把野外研究、就地保护与教育项目联系起来。 Through MIRP and other programs like The Ocean Project, we’ve looked to related fields to see how we can increase our impact on our guests – in particular, how to better instill caring and change behavior.
二、启发和思考
1、进行动物园游客研究与分析，结合实际开发出有特色保护教育项目。
2、保护教育要成为中小学环境教育的活动基地和有益补充。
3、与高等院校合作，创立和生态保护教育实习生和研究人员项目。
4、动物园须加强自身建设，创造利于开展环境教育的教育环境。
讨论
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